Development of the information system

Information system‘s development is an endless process. The Englishman say: "To grow a great lawn, you need to water it regularly and to cut it once a week. And do so for 300 years". The information system also is in need of constant work to be improved.

From the beginning, development and configuration of IS for the company‘s or organization‘s needs – it‘s a great challenge that requires a detailed study of all the customer‘s business processes, not only for information, but also for the purpose of their optimization and correction. Almost always the original business processes are based on a paper document management with all the consequences. The transition to electronic document management is a very stressful time for all the company‘s staff, who are now required to build a coordinated work in the information system. Of course, it‘s not easy, but it‘s very interesting. Such activity unites the team and demonstrates every expert that he is part of the whole and the work of colleagues in related divisions depends on personally from him.

So, it would seem, the information system is created in the planned volume, configured, implemented and even works as it was designed. But how long will last this moment of perfection?

Ancient Greek parable about the circle of knowledge illustrates well the answer to this question. The region of ignorance lies outside the circle of knowledge, and the circumference is the border between knowledge and ignorance. The more knowledge a person possesses, the more he feels the lack of knowledge. This is very typical for the information system – the "wider" and "deeper" its functional covers business processes of structural divisions of the company, the desire is greater to increase the opportunities for IS - so "in width" as "in depth".

In the first case, "in width", there is a need to cover the unreached and "digitalize" those business processes which in the previous stages were not included in the plan of informatization. Scaling broadways allows one to develop the functionality of the information system, to build a clear electronic document management between the increasing number of structural units divisions, and ideally between all.

But if in this case the target can be achieved, then within the motion "in depth" it‘s unlikely: the development of the information system is built up in the direction of more complete detailing of business processes and improvement the functionality of IS, providing their information support. This process is endless.

We must not forget also that in addition to the planned development, there is also, to put it in medical terms, an emergency one. After all, life does not stand still – science evolves, legislation changes, technology improves, business processes hone. Thus, the technology of work modifies, transforms, compounds or simplifies. And all these phenomena require evolution of the information system - its updating, improvement and development.

If company executives, operating an information system, have got an understanding in what direction it should develop - this is very important and, in fact, is the decisive factor.

Our experts are ready to help in the development of companies and to participate in informatization, but also to optimize their work, analyzing key business processes. The form of our presence may be different and may include participation in thematic meetings and planning meetings, organization of specialized face-to-face discussions of proposed solutions, video-conferencing with the heads of middle and senior managers, specialized professionals. Corporate project forum, which provides access to the customer‘s specialists, is a convenient non-stop e-platform for communication. Also, of course, conventional means of communication — phone, email, ICQ, Skype, Facebook and others - always help us to remain in contact with specialists of companies.

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